NHL Community: David Pagnotta on NHL Community on Philadelphia Flyers ahead Travis Konecny, who has one 12 months left on his contract and is eligible for a contract extension after July 1st. The panel additionally touches on Sean Couturier and Scott Laughton.
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Kathryn Tappen: “All eyes are on Travis Konecny and the conversations surrounding him. So will he be a Philadelphia Flyer transferring ahead? Dave, inform us.”
Pagnotta: “He’d wish to be.”
Tappen: “Yeah.”
Pagnotta: “And the Flyers positively wish to hold them long-term. And he’s acquired one other 12 months on his contract, so technically, they don’t essentially, there’s no fear at this stage.
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However there was, negotiations, I suppose formally haven’t began but however the conversations have no less than gotten underway. In order that the flyers have an understanding of what connection he’s searching for. Which by the sounds of issues begins with a ten in that $10 million vary on an AAV.
I believe Konecny’s camp understands you’re most likely no less than from Philly’s perspective, beginning with an eight. are you able to bridge that hole? However there’s plenty of time definitely to get to that time.
However they’ve already had some free conversations. Anthony Di Marco, my colleague additionally confirming that $10 plus million greenback mark on the AAV. At the least from what they’re taking a look at.
So it’s a excessive price ticket. And so they’ve acquired a while to barter however no less than each side proper now perceive the place both sides is at.
EJ Hradek: “Nicely, $10 million, he’ll get pleasure from another cities. I imply, that’s the place I might be however I suppose it’s, it’s the Ying and the Yang.
Pagnotta: “Proper.
Hradek: “You commute with this factor. And he’s actually an vital piece for them, however that could be a excessive greenback quantity.
Tappen: “However is it the correct quantity, you realize, is it for him?”
Hradek: “Yeah. Precisely.”
Dave Reid: “For a 12 months, two years, like are you wanting, you begin stretching these numbers out with time period.
Pagnotta: “Yeah,.
Reid: “Like, that’s the problem with going time period with a excessive variety of some gamers. It’s like, at $10 (million), appears lots however that you realize, that’s, that’s negotiating a part of it. And once more, it’s not simply it’s yeah, okay, we acquired three years, three actually good years left, you realize, what are that three to eight? The place’s that going to take us? AAV doesn’t get decrease.
Hradek: “Yeah, that’s my concern with a participant like Konency as a result of I really like watching that man play. However he’s not the most important man. He performs means above his, like he punches above his weight.
Pagnotta: “Proper.
Hradek: “And that’s nice whilst you can,
Pagnotta: “Proper
Hradek “However as you realize, Dave, we’ve seen it proper? These kind of gamers, their cabinets, their shelf life is de facto restricted as a result of then that inevitably they get dinged up. hey get beat up and so they’re simply not the identical gamers.
So I simply suppose it’s, you realize, I’d have a tough time going that type of time period, that type of cash for Konecny as a lot as I really like him as a participant.
Pagnotta: “They’ve acquired plenty of depth on the precise facet, particularly organizationally as effectively, with Mischka of probably coming over as early as now, as early as subsequent season. It’ll be fascinating to see how they maneuver the roster and the way Torts maneuvers.
Hradek: “And (Sean) Couturier, who’s acquired one other huge, lengthy contract. In order that’s one other man you bought to determine. He was the captain. Then he was scratched. The place does he slot in, proper? In order that they acquired some work to do.
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Pagnotta: “And so they’re going to discover a pair different choices as effectively. Scott Laughton was a man that generated some curiosity in the course of the season. There’s some willingness to no less than pay attention on that entrance from Philly facet of issues. So Danny Briere, I don’t suppose he’s gonna look to make too many vital modifications, however he’ll, he’ll pay attention and naturally, proceed the dialog with Konecny’s camp.
